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JUNCTION CITY June “Lorraine” Casper of Junction City died March 14 of age-related causes. She was 88. A private family service will be held later.

She was born March 10, 1921, in Mountain View, Calif., to Forrest and Jessie Lovejoy Francisco. She married Gerald Chapelle in the late 1930s. He died in World War II. She married Clarence “Ted” Landerking in Florence in 1948. They later divorced. She married Dale Casper in the mid-1960s. They later divorced.

She worked on an Alaska pipeline, pulled green chain and was a co-owner of foster homes.

Survivors include two sons, Dusty Landerking of Junction City and Rodney Landerking of Sutherlin; two sisters, Roberta Anderson and Twyla Geer, both of Florence; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation and Burial Service in Springfield.

John Crabtree II

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Church of Christ in Bend for John Robert “Bob” Crabtree II of Prineville, formerly of the Lane County area. He died March 14 of a heart attack at age 64.

He was born March 15, 1944, in Lebanon to John and Lola Robertson Crabtree. He married Janice Haynes on April 22, 2006, in Prineville.

Crabtree graduated from high school in Sisters in 1962 and served in the Marine Corps for six years. He worked as a paramedic in the Eugene-Springfield area and as a long- haul truck driver.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Tauna of Coquille and Robin of Lebanon; a son, Therman; a stepdaughter, Mindy; two sisters, Terrie Dodson of Eugene and Merrie Paladijczuk of Alaska; numerous grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A son, Ian, died previously.

Burial will be in Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. Remembrances to the Neighborhood Impact Program for the Brown Bag Project.

Arron Garris

A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at 2303 Natoma St. in Eugene for Arron Daniel Garris of Smiths Station, Ala., formerly of the Lane Coun- ty area. He died March 12 at age 30. The family chose not to list a cause of death.

A memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg and visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Wilson’s Chapel of Roses in Roseburg.

Garris was born Aug. 29, 1978, in San Jose, Calif., to Linda Garris and Joseph Seebach, and later was raised by Paul Knowlton and Vickie Stugelmeyer.

He graduated from Yoncalla High School in 1976. He had served in the Army National Guard since 1996, including service with the Eugene area unit.

Survivors include his fiancée, Megan McCoy; his mother, Linda Garris and stepfather, Greg Simmons; his father; a sister, Gina Bonetti of Roseburg; and two stepbrothers, Kyle Simmons and Kipp Simmons, both of Roseburg.

Lee Harrell

Lee Ellsworth Harrell of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of the Lane County area, died Feb. 23 of heart arrhythmia. He was 68. No service is planned.

He was born Sept. 23, 1940, in Eugene to Norman and Cleona Willis Harrell. He married Mar-ian Lorenson on June 25, 1961, in Eugene. They divorced in 1977. He married Mary Christensen Macias on Feb. 21, 1994.

Harrell graduated from the University of Oregon in 1962 with a degree in history and from the UO law school in 1965. He served in the Army from 1966 to 1968 in the office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 7th Army Support Command, in Germany. He later worked as an attorney for Lane County Legal Aid and was a partner in the law firm of Hutchinson, Harrell, Cox and Teising.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Nathan of Portland; a daughter, Amy Campbell of La Pine; two brothers, James of Lincoln, Neb., and Terry of Eugene; and five grand­children.

Arrangements by Hansen’s Desert Hill Mortuary in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Joan Miles

Joan Cheryll Miles of Las Vegas, formerly of Eugene, died March 16 of pancreatic cancer. She was 68. A private celebration of life will be held later.

She was born June 4, 1940, in Devil’s Lake, N.D., to William and Myrtle Stewart Sagen.

She worked as an elementary school music teacher in Oregon, Washington and Nevada.

Survivors include her mother, of Eugene; a daughter, Shawn Muller of Terrebonne; a son, Daren of Henderson, Nev.; four sisters, Jayne Fortt of Tacoma, and Jean Bennett, Janet Sagen and Judith Sagen, all of Eugene; two brothers, Jerry Sagen of Eugene and Jack Sagen of Moraga, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation and Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Central Lutheran Church choir or the American Diabetes Association.

Avanell Miller

Avanell Loretta Miller of Hood River, formerly of Mapleton, Florence and Springfield, died March 6 of age-related causes. She was 93.

She was born Aug. 3, 1915, in Battle Ground, Wash., to Samuel and May Ricketts Beer. She married Clyde Miller.

She graduated from Vancouver High School in Vancouver, Wash.

Survivors include a son, Raymond of Husum, Wash.; a daughter, Ruth Herring of Bremerton, Wash.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, a son, Clyde, a daughter, Judy and a granddaughter, Lorrie, died previously.

A memorial graveside service will be held later in Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, Wash.

Cheril Renken

A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, March 21, at Grace Lutheran Church in Eugene for Cheril Lynn Renken of Eugene, who died March 17 of a heart attack. She was 70.

She was born May 19, 1938, in Orange County, Calif., to Florence Puterbaugh. She married Glen Renken on April 2, 1960, in Merced, Calif.

She graduated from South Eugene High School in 1956 and attended the University of Oregon for three years. She worked at the downtown Eugene branch of First Interstate Bank and at US Bank.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Thomas of Eugene; a daughter, Jane Knowlton of Oakland, Ore.; and three grand­children.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

Lloyd Trent Sr.

JUNCTION CITY Lloyd Trent Sr. of Junction City died March 15 of cancer. He was 52. No service is planned.

He was born Aug. 7, 1956, in Prineville to Maxon and Tillie Huntley Trent. He married Tammy Somerville on Sept. 24, 1977, in Redmond.

He worked as a long-haul and local truck driver, a ranch hand and a horse trainer.

Survivors include his wife; his mother, Tillie Trent; a son, Lloyd Jr.; a daughter, Linda Trent; a brother, Russel of Prineville; a sister, Bonnie Elsmere of Phoenix, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

Marlene Siavitz

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene for Marlene S. Siavitz of Eugene, who died March 15 of breast cancer. She was 59. Burial will be in Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene.

She was born Dec. 11, 1949, in Baltimore to Bernard and Charlotte Leavey Siavitz. She married Steven Shinn in Eugene.

She graduated from Western High School in Baltimore in 1966 and received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Maryland in 1970.

She was a junior high school math teacher in Maryland. She worked for the Oregon Scholarship Commission at the University of Oregon for 10 years, then worked as financial services manager for the Lane Council of Governments for 24 years.

Survivors include her husband; her parents, of Baltimore; a daughter, Emily Siavitz-Shinn of Eugene; and a sister, Frances Davino of Mansfield, Mass.

Remembrances to the Greenhill Humane Society.

Helen Treadwell

COTTAGE GROVE Helen Janet Treadwell of Cottage Grove died March 7 at age 84. The family chose not to list a cause of death. At her request, no service is planned.

She was born March 27, 1924, in Vaughn to Rice and Midge Campbell Hays. She married Frank Treadwell and he later died. She married James Huff.

She worked in the fields in Grants Pass and Idaho.

Survivors include four daughters, Deanna Reece, Mary Whitney and Frances Ann Grumbley, all of Cottage Grove and Carol Weeldreyer of Roseburg; a daughter, Martha Walton of Cottage Grove; 12 grand­children, 16 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Her second husband died previously. A great-grandson, John Woody, and a great-great-granddaughter, Megan Young, died in 2001.

Arrangements by Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society.

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